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Story 23 Jul, 2018

IRUKA marks 70 years of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ with special concert

To commemorate Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s 70th anniversary, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Goodwill Ambassador IRUKA performed a concert at the Stellar Theater at Kawaguchi Lake in Yamanashi, Japan on 21 July.

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Photo: Japan National Committee of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members

IRUKA sings to the 2,000-strong crowd.

To commemorate Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s 70th anniversary, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Goodwill Ambassador IRUKA performed a concert at the Stellar Theater at Kawaguchi Lake in Yamanashi, Japan on 21 July. 

An audience of more than 2,000 fans enjoyed the four-hour long event, and sang in unison to a song for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ entitled ‘We Love You Planet! Echo to our Planet’.

Since IRUKA was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador, she has performed the concert annually. IRUKA always dedicates the show to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, while the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Japanese National Committee takes the opportunity to invite the audience to take steps to conserve nature.

IRUKA received messages from Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Environment, the Governor of Yamanashi, the Governor of Tokyo and from the Director General of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥. The concert was supported by volunteers from the town.

Over the last 14 years, IRUKA’s contribution has raised the visibility of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in Japan enormously. So too the audience has almost learned the song for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ off by heart, as IRUKA guides them through singing it at the show.

‘Across the borders, we love you Planet! 
‘Beyond everything, we love you Planet! 
‘I, you see Nature.’